Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1952

South Africa
1952
Total fertility rate: 6.08
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 6.08 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 559,047 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.08
Births
559,047
Births per 1,000 people
41.1
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
13,595,543
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-144.00.3%2,879
15-1973.76.1%45,157
20-24260.721.4%142,796
25-29292.624.0%142,449
30-34247.520.3%107,425
35-39192.215.8%72,983
40-44116.29.6%37,384
45-4928.52.3%7,590
50-541.80.1%381